I'm presenting a talk at the International Congress for Conservation Biology #ICCB2025 Brisbane! Our group will touch on various topics on Indonesian biodiversity. If you're attending the conference, come and see us on Thursday 2:15PM in room M9! ☺️

Today is the #WorldOceansDay and I'm highlighting the manta rays of Nusa Penida, Bali 🫶

Mantas serve as an interesting case study of eco-tourism. Even though they are the backbone of the island's diving industry, the economy they support is exerting a lot of pressure toward their habitat. (1/3)

Our latest paper just out! After almost a decade of monitoring, we find growing evidence of community distinction and change in 21st century coral recruits when compared to their mature reef counterparts. A rare work looking into succession on reefs and more!

Paper: rdcu.be/ebLaw
#MarineEcology 🌐

New article written about our paper on the MARsCI program to study ecological impacts of discarded fishing gear in Thailand. As always, we're happy to have ATMEC acknowledged in our efforts to improve biodiversity conservation and research in Thailand!
#marineconservation 🌏🐠🐡🦀🦈
tinyurl.com/ym45sr5p

📢Our new #MarinePlan paper has just been published!
We present an assessment tool designed to tackle the challenges of implementing #ecosystem-based management in marine #SpatialPlanning.
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Led by @ibongalparsoro.bsky.social
Check it out here: rdcu.be/d7N3J

Bright red crab (Etisus splendidus) in the spirit of #chinesenewyear🦀🧧 Unfortunately I don't have a picture of a snake to match the zodiac sign😅 Found this beautiful specimen during a night dive in Penida, just chilling in the #coralreef

May everyone have a blessed day today! #macro #photography 🦑📷

I love stomatopods; they're some of the most beautiful creatures of the reef! These peacock mantis shrimps have incredible vision thanks to their compound eyes, comically punchy arms that can accelerate beyond bullet speed, and high curiosity to approach an annoying diver with a big-ass camera (1/2)

"Winter Forest" | While searching for spawning coral colonies I bumped into this little guy hiding within a basket starfish (yes, the white leafy bits are part of an animal too..) 🤯 It didn't seem entirely special at the moment but wow, does it stand out amongst hundreds of photos I took. 🦑

I wrote a short blog post about the first documented coral spawning in Nusa Penida, Bali! I had fun observing the corals and writing about them. I hope you do too. 🤗🦑🌏🧪
rinaldigotama.com/blog/coral-spawning

First documentation of spawning in Nusa Penida's coral reef in Bali, Indonesia! It was rumored to occur around Christmas time each year, but this rare phenomenon had eluded us... until now. 🦑🌏🧪 1/3

#addocean #conservation #coralreef

Stop and take 30 seconds off your doom scrolling to spend some time with this green turtle! Nothing compares gliding in the expansive ocean with the coral reef below and triggerfish fluttering above you.